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IRG 1: Directing Spin, Charge, and Energy with 2D Strainscapes

IRG2: Photo-Ionics: Controlling Ion Transport and Defects with Light

Spatiotemporally-Controlled Ion Transport via Photoswitchable Semi-Crystalline Polymer Networks

Understanding and Engineering Chemical Strain for Single-Photon Emission in hBN
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The Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center is supported by the National Science Foundation MRSEC program under NSF Award Number DMR-2309037.
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